Life Lesson #34:  Be a problem solver. It is easy in life to be a problem identifier – in fact, it sometimes feels like our society specializes in being able to point out what is wrong with this world – personally and professionally. What I have come to find is that the people who take…

Life Lesson #33:  Seek out and embrace feedback. Early in my career I was nervous – and in all reality at times – fearful of receiving feedback.  Part of it was my lack of confidence in myself, while the rest of it was my fear of rejection.  Anyone else ever deal with that?  🙂 What…

Life Lesson #32:  This too shall pass. One of the greatest and most inspirational books I have ever read is Og Mandino’s “The Greatest Salesman in the World” – it was first printed over 50 years ago and his wisdom still holds true as much today as it did then. One of the phrases he…

Life Lesson #31:  Always do your best work. You will never know the full impact that your work has on others – so why not do your best in all that you do?  Doing less than your best takes a toll on everyone around you. There seems to be less pride in one’s work in…

Life Lesson #30:  Nothing gets better until you get better. In all aspects of my life, I have found that I must get better in order for anything else to get better.  Relationships, projects, situations, groups/teams, and organizations only work best when the individuals that are a part of them each are doing their best…